As a person who has waited tables, I will tell you that flirting with people who came to the restaurant alone and read their books was a 15-50% increase in tips for me. I hope I was not so unclear on signals as this lad, but I understand his motivations.
Other tipping observations, because this made me think of them: *Drag queens will tip liek woah for not making them feel like freaks. I love those ladies. *On the other hand, the table of 20 pentacostals left me $10, a tract, and a handwritten note enjoining me not to work on the sabbath. Nice advertising, folks. *Mountain climbers on their way off the mountain will pay you $20 for bringing them FRENCH FRIES, which are full of FAT, which they haven't had in days. Beer also good. *Pretending not to notice someone is illiterate while subtly reading the menu to them will get you FAITHFUL repeat visits. *When the hostess gets held up, the correct afteraction response is to feed her chocolate muffins, but not ask her about it. *Men eating alone usually want conversation. Women eating alone only want conversation about half the time. Conversation about the book they are reading is an average $2 tip increase.
I am sorry the interaction was uncomfortable for you.
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Other tipping observations, because this made me think of them:
*Drag queens will tip liek woah for not making them feel like freaks. I love those ladies.
*On the other hand, the table of 20 pentacostals left me $10, a tract, and a handwritten note enjoining me not to work on the sabbath. Nice advertising, folks.
*Mountain climbers on their way off the mountain will pay you $20 for bringing them FRENCH FRIES, which are full of FAT, which they haven't had in days. Beer also good.
*Pretending not to notice someone is illiterate while subtly reading the menu to them will get you FAITHFUL repeat visits.
*When the hostess gets held up, the correct afteraction response is to feed her chocolate muffins, but not ask her about it.
*Men eating alone usually want conversation. Women eating alone only want conversation about half the time. Conversation about the book they are reading is an average $2 tip increase.
I am sorry the interaction was uncomfortable for you.